Reeling device



July}, 1928.

"I H. E. SCHNEE REELING DEVICE Filed June 3, 1925 I M EN 10R ZZZ Salmee A TTO RNE Y on the drum as the wire is unreeled.

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Patented July 3, 1928.

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HENRYEQSCHNEE, or cHIoAeo, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR To AMERICAN TELEPHONE Am) TELEGBABH COMPANY, A conrona'rron or NEW YORK.

BEELING =DEVICE.

Application filed June a, 1926. Serial no. 114,528.

This invention relates generally to wire reels, and more particularly to a type of reel employing an automatic braking eature as a means for controlling the serving of the wire.

. In many reels in use atthepresent time, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to prevent over-running when the Wire is served, thus introducm considerable labor, and loss of time as a :tactor in the use of such a reel. The present invention relates toa wire reel provided with suitable braking features which will reduce; rotary momentum sufiiciently to prevent the wire over-running. f: The braking is controlled by tensionexe rted 1 It is an object of the invention to provide a reelwhich is light. and portable, efiicient in operation, and whichis provided with an automatic braking feature designed to prevent over running of the wire.

In the preferred form of the invention there is provided a reel of the "spindle type. with av base, turn-table, drum and braking] mechanism which are referablyof inetalw 1 'lhe'jdrum has stander s whichaie slightly tapered in order thatthe coils of wire may be easily and quickly placed in a position directly as prepared without the usual rewinding operation. The standards provide a handle and render thereel portable, anda reel spool head or plate loosely engages said: standards and tilts asthe wire is drawn ofl' in an upward direction. ata sharp-an 1e and facilitates the removal of thewire un er these circumstances. Braking. action is provided to prevent the drum from spinning by the use of a tension spring acting against a turn-table,- and the force exerted b t the spring may be varied without the aid of tools. l a

The invention will bebetter understood from consideration of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and the appended claims.

Inthe d1'awing, Fi ure l is an. elevation of theassembled reel; l ig. 2 is a longitudinal view of the spindle and associated parts set-. ting forth some of the features'of the invenw tion; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thereel turn-table; and Fig. 5 illustrates broken away portions of the turn-table and one of the standards, showing the mannerin which they may be attachedto each other. p

Referring tothe drawing, the reel has a" -base castingcomprising four arms to each or whlch the numeral 5 is. applied. These up arms extend outwardly from a common center and are disposed at approximatelyu90 degrees from each other. The arms may be in the form of ribs which terminate in flanges 6,:whichn1ay be in a perpendicular plane to saidribs. The flanges areof suffr cient dimensionto provide proper support .for thereel to prevent its movement on the I surface upon which it is mounted. Inythe presentinstance it is shown as mounted in a horizontal plane, but it .isequally well adapted with slight modifications to be mountedon a ladder or on a verticalsur face,

such as a wall or the like. In the latter; case, the flanges may be somewhatenlarged and screws or. other securing means may ass through holes provided in the flanges into.

the vertical supporting wall to attach the reel thereto. The top surface of the. central portion 8 is depressed asshown ati9,and= a; threaded opening 10 extends downwardly therefrom through the axis of the central portion 8. The tops of the ribs 5 have cutaway portions 11 extending from'the depressed central portion 9 to shoulders 12,

and :lromthese shoulders the ribs are tapered. downwardly toward the flanges, as indicated bythe numeral 13. i

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A spindle 14;, extending upwardly from the base of the reel, has athreaded end which entersand engages the threaded opening 10. The threaded end of the spindle also passes through a lock-nut lo seated in the depres:

sion 9. This lock-nut is preferably provided with a left-hand thread, and serves to keep the spindle 14 from rotating. A turn-table 16 in the shape of a disk is rotatably mounted on the spindle, and extends to a point closely adjacent the inner surfaces of each "of the shoulders 1 2, one of which is provided on a each of the rib members 5. Thus there is only suilicient space provided betweenzthe inner surface of the shoulders and the rim T of the disk to permit its rotation. This relatively small: space prevents the wire from getting caught as it is unreeled. A washer I 17 is positioned betweenthenutl15 and disk lfianda'second washer. 18 is positioned on the top of said disk. These washers may be separated fromaflixed to or integral with thedisk. "lhedistance ofthe turn-table 16 above the top of the shoulders 5 isonly enough to permit clearance of the disk dur table.

ing its rotation. This clearance space pre vents excessive deflection of the turn-table and undue strain on the spindle should the disk be stepped upon accidentally.

A helical spring-1.9 is positioned about the spindle 14 and its lower end bears against the washer 18, while the upper end of the spring is turned so that it enters a slot 20 in a wing-nut 21 which is threaded on the spindle 14. The nut 21 is provided withleft-hand threads and" parallel slots 22 are cut in its topto receive extensions 23 of a tubular sleeve 24 which fits about the spindle. The remaining bottom portion of the sleeve rests upon the top surface of the nut and these elements register with each other. The sleeve 24 is provided with parallel longitudinal slots 25 throu h which taper-pins 26 allixed to the spindle project and serve to guide the sleeve along the spindle'and prevent its rotation thereon. A collar 27 is affixed to the spindle a sut'ficient 'distanceabove the tubular sleeve to permit the positioning of a spring 28 between the two elements so that'the' springrests against the bottom of the collar 27 and the top of the sleeve'24e and provides compression to maintain the extensions 23' of said sleeve in registered engagement with the slots 22 of A pair of standards 29, 29 of inverted U-shaped are mounted on the disk turn-table 16 by means of terminating lugs 30 provided on each standard. The lugs 30 extend 'atapproximately' right angles to said standards and are seated on the turn-tableand secured thereto by. screws or rivets which pass through and are counter-sunk in coinciding openings in the lugs and turn- The' standards are arranged about the turn-table so that their arms are separated by an angle of approximately 90 de grees. The top portion of one of said standardspasses over a like portion of the other standard, and both are secured together by the passage of the upper portion of the spindle 14 through openings provided in the intersecting portions of said standards. A nut or head 31 is applied to the threaded top of the spindle extending through the standards, and this serves to keep the standards together. When thus positioned, the tops :ofwthe standardsprovide a handle by which the reel may be. rendered portable.

Ilhe standards are slightly tapered toward theaipper portions to permit the ready placing of a coil of wire thereon and to facilitate the withdrawal of the wire for use. The wire is shipped in the form of coils which have a tapered eye, which perrni-ts the coil to be seated tightly on the tapered standards.

It will be obvious from the above description-that the coil of wire mounted on the standards is permitted .to rotate as the disk 16 rotates while the wire is being withdrawn. When the pulling action on the wire is stopped, sufficient friction is exerted on the disk ldihy the; spring .19 to-pre;

vent further rotation. This braking action prevents over-running of the wire from the reel. 1

A spindle head 32 may be applied over the tapered arms of the standards for the purpose of providing a slight pressure on. the coil of \vire'moimte'd-on 'the drnm. This head comprises a disk or plate having its center 33 cut away to Wide-radially extending slots which sli 'nglyregiste'r with V the'four n rights ofthe standards, andsa-id head is'he d in place by gravity and friction only. The head may heremoved for the purpose of inserting-a newcoil of wire without the use of thumb nuts 'or'other' fastening detai1s,fand'as it-ffitsloose' on'the'uprights it will tilt ifthewire'is drawn ofi in an upward direction at a sharp angle and facilitates the'removal of'the wire under aced relation sai'ddisk and standards, a base for said spindle, said base having shoulders closely adjacent to the edge of said disk to prevent the catching ofthe wire as it is unwound:

from the; drum, and braking mechanism associated with said'spindle for pennittingthe rotation of'the drum in onedirection' under tension applied thereto in the withdrawal of the Wire and preventing rotation of the drum 'upon the release 'ofthe pulling tension.

adapted tosupport a coil Of'WlI', said drum comprising a rotatable diskjhaving standards mountedthereon, a spindle upon which said drum is rotated in one direction under tension applied "in the withdrawal of thewire, a base for said spindle, saidba'se hav ing shoulders closely adjacent to the edge of said disk to prevent the catching of the wire as-it is unwound from the drum, a helical spring-associated with said spindlefor preventin movement of the reel upon the release o said tensiom a disk loosely associated with the standards for facilitating the removal of the wire in a direction at}: sharp angle from the longitudinal axis of the reel, and means associated wtih saidspindle for controlling the compression exa erted by said spring.

3: In a reeling device, ,a pivoted reel 2; In a reeling devicefapivoted drum adapted to supporta coil of wire, said reel comprising a rotatable disk havingstandards mounted thereon, a spindle upon which said reel" is rotated in mne directlon under tension in the withdrawal of the wire, spring ling the compression exerted by said spring mechanism associated with said spindle for mechanism on said disk. directly applying friction to said disk to In testimony whereof, I have signed my 10 prevent movement of the reel upon the rename to this specification this 21st day of 5 lease of said tension, andmeans including May, 1926. a spring member associated with said spin- 1 dle and said spring mechanism for control- HENRY E. SCHNEE. 

